Berky v. American Seating Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Kent; Perkins, J. Case by George O. Berky, by next friend, against the American Seating Company for personal injuries. Judgment for defendant. Plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtBird, J.
This is a personal injury case in which the defendant had judgment by direction of the trial court. The plaintiff has assigned error.
The defendant operates a manufacturing plant in the city of Grand Rapids. In one of its departments it operates a large number of punch and other presses arranged in two rows on either side of the room and separated by an aisle. Down this aisle the materials are conveyed on low trucks to the several machines. These trucks are what is called a two-story truck, the lower, platform being about 6 inches from the floor, and the upper one, upon which the materials are…
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